corn farmers

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen says approving year-round nationwide use of the E15 ethanol-gasoline blend will help lower prices at the pump while reducing farmers’ operational expenses.

Heavy rainfall across much of Illinois late last month has left many corn farmers wondering what will become of their crops. Most of the corn has been…

Northern Illinois farmers are expected to become more active in the coming weeks for the fall harvest. Within the past few weeks, a new corn disease…

Illinois agriculture officials say a new disease is affecting corn in the state. The Illinois Department of Agriculture said Monday that the disease tar…